President Joe Biden has ordered U.S. flags flown at half-staff to honor the victims of this week’s mass shooting in Lewiston, ME. Flags should be flown at half-staff until Oct. 30 at sunset. To fly the flag at half-staff, hoist the flag to the peak for an instant and then lower it to the half-staff […]
The grace period for USPS Ground Advantage, the Postal Service’s new shipping product, is ending Oct. 31. When USPS Ground Advantage was launched on July 9, retail and commercial mailers were given until Sept. 30 to comply with the new product’s labeling requirements. The deadline was then extended to Oct. 31. Packages with markings for […]
USPS and the Postal Inspection Service provided an update this week on their Project Safe Delivery campaign to crack down on postal crimes and attacks on postal employees. Multiple USPS departments are working on the campaign, which was announced in May. “As our nation continues to address a sustained crime wave, our targeted focus to […]
The Postal Service has announced its stamp releases for 2024: • Year of the Dragon, the fifth in the 12-stamp Lunar New Year series, featuring a three-dimensional mask depicting the face of a dragon; • Love, a bird in flight carrying a message of love; • U.S. Flags, four stamps depicting Old Glory waving at […]
The Postal Service recently observed the 100th anniversary of a train robbery that sparked the use of forensics by the Postal Inspection Service. Dubbed the Tragedy at Tunnel 13, the incident took place on Oct. 11, 1923, when three brothers — Hugh, Ray and Roy DeAutremont — staged one of the last major train robberies […]
Postal Service employees can participate in an upcoming webinar to learn about Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. The session will be held Oct. 24 at 1 p.m. Eastern. Representatives from GEHA, a not-for-profit provider of health plans for federal employees, will conduct the webinar and explain how Medicare works with FEHB […]
The Postal Service will honor active military and veteran employees from all branches of service with a certificate of appreciation to mark Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Employees who have self-identified their veteran status will receive the certificate, signed by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. They will also receive a thank-you card signed by Doug Tulino, deputy […]
The Postal Service’s Delivering for Main Street campaign has ended, bringing in $835.7 million in new revenue for the organization. The campaign began Oct. 1, 2022, with a goal of $700 million in new revenue, 100,000 sales leads from employees and a participation rate of 13 percent. The initiative, which ended Sept. 30, resulted in […]
Rural Carrier Mary Bengston was delivering packages last December in DeFuniak Springs, FL, when she noticed an unusual sight and sound. As Bengston neared a customer’s residence, she spotted a vehicle parked outside with its door open and heard yelling coming from inside the home. Bengston rushed to the front door and found the customer […]
The Postal Service released its Winter Woodland Animals stamps on Oct. 10. The stamp artwork features whimsical graphics of four of the most familiar wildlife spotted across much of the American landscape: deer, rabbits, owls and foxes. Each animal appears with details of its habitat in winter, such as a full or crescent moon, snow-covered […]
Dane A. Coleman was named processing and maintenance operations vice president, effective Oct. 1. He will oversee operating plan improvements and processing and maintenance capability for facilities across the nation. He will also be responsible for strategic planning. Coleman previously served as Eastern Region vice president, where he oversaw daily operations across seven divisions. Coleman […]
Rural Carrier Mark Harsevoort was delivering mail recently in Rockford, MI, when he spotted smoke coming from a customer’s home. As he approached the residence, he found an all-terrain vehicle in flames that were spreading to the deck and to the house itself. Harsevoort also saw the residents — a mother and her child — […]
The Postal Service’s first licensed children’s book will be released on Oct. 24. “Mr. ZIP’s Windy Day” is based on the cartoon character adopted by USPS in 1963 to promote the introduction of the Zone Improvement Plan (ZIP) Code. The book follows Mr. ZIP and his pal B. Franklin, an eagle named for the first […]
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a time to learn more about the disease and advances in the fight against it. The color pink is used in ribbons and on T-shirts, mugs, pins and much more as an emblem of support for breast cancer patients and research. Breast cancer is the most common cancer […]
The Marion, OH, Post Office recently celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first-day cover and the stamp-collecting activity it sparked. First-day covers are envelopes with a stamp postmarked the day USPS released that stamp. George W. Linn, the founder of Linn’s Stamp News, a publication for collectors, created the first-day cover idea for the 1923 […]
I want to share how much the Heroes’ Corner stories mean to me. I started with the organization in November 2017. I’ve previously worked in government, telecommunications, the software and airline industries. I even taught school for six years. But I’ve never worked for an organization that has its finger on the pulse of the […]
Postal Service employee relocation expense reimbursement requests submitted after Nov. 17 will be processed for payment after Jan. 2, 2024. This deadline ensures that the organization has adequate time to record and report all relocation expenses for 2023 tax purposes. Employees should refer any questions to their relocation counselor or send an email to the […]
The Postal Service will observe National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October. This year’s theme, “Advancing Access and Equity,” refers to an important milestone in disability rights: the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. The landmark law ensured civil rights protections and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in any […]
The Postal Service is ready to deliver another successful holiday season. “Our 2022 peak season was a tremendous success,” said Postmaster General Louis DeJoy. “We are ready to deliver for the holidays in a superior and routine manner. We have been planning early and leveraging investments in our people, infrastructure, transportation and technology — made […]
President Joe Biden has ordered U.S. flags flown at half-staff to honor U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, who died today. Flags should be flown at half-staff until sunset on the day of interment, Thursday Oct. 5. To fly the flag at half-staff, hoist the flag to the peak for an instant and then lower […]
City Carrier Assistant Ron Reeb delivered a double dose of do-good for customers in De Pere, WI, in recent months. In the first incident, the Postal Service employee was making deliveries when he came upon a wallet. Reeb consulted with his office and was granted permission to return the wallet to the woman on the […]
The federal government has approved a new round of free COVID-19 tests for the public. Tests can be ordered through covidtests.gov or special.USPS.com/testkits, or by calling 800-232-0233 (TTY 888-720-7489). Customers will receive four rapid antigen COVID-19 tests. They will be sent by Ground Advantage to addresses in the contiguous United States. Customers in Alaska, Hawaii, […]
The Postal Service will release its Ruth Bader Ginsburg stamp Oct. 2. Ginsburg (1933-2020) was the 107th U.S. Supreme Court justice and the second woman on the court. In a distinguished career that began as a lawyer fighting gender discrimination, Ginsburg blazed a trail in the late 1950s and 1960s — when there were few […]
The Delivering for America plan is helping the Postal Service move into a promising future, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy told more than 1,000 employees recently. “Going forward, we need to be nimble, agile and move in alignment with the plan,” DeJoy said. He spoke in Denver at the United Postmasters and Managers of America’s seventh […]
The Postal Service dedicated its OSIRIS-REx stamp in Salt Lake City on Sept. 22. The stamp commemorates the seven-year NASA mission that studied, mapped and collected a sample from the asteroid Bennu. The return of the sample to Earth on Sept. 24 marked the mission’s successful completion. The name OSIRIS-REx is an acronym for the […]
During National Preparedness Month, the Postal Service is encouraging employees to prepare or refresh their home emergency supply kit. Such a kit is a collection of basic items to meet the needs of your family — including pets — for at least 72 hours. These items should be packed in a portable container, such as […]
With election season around the corner, USPS is reminding employees of the do’s, don’ts and not-while-in-uniform rules of the Hatch Act, which limits political activity among the federal workforce. Postal Service employees may engage in the following activities while off duty, not in uniform, not in a Postal Service vehicle, and not on USPS or […]
“A name or a calling” was a great story about USPS employees with postal-themed names. […]
The USPS Operation Santa program is accepting letters from people in need as the man up North gets a head start fulfilling wishes this holiday season. The Postal Service made the announcement on Sept. 18. The 111-year-old program provides an online way people can safely and securely help children and families have a magical holiday […]
Postal Service employees who are military veterans or presently serving in the military can submit photos for possible inclusion in a video honoring Veterans Day, Nov. 11. Email submissions — including the veteran’s name, rank and USPS district — to Military Program Specialist Marty Mieras at military@usps.gov by Friday, Oct. 13. The photos may be […]